Regulating means for impact-streams.



PATENTED NOV. 5, 1907.

'G. J. HENRY, JR. REGULATING MEANS FOR IMPACT STREAMS.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.29, 1906.

nNI ED S ES ATENT OFFICE.

CECRCE J. I ENRY, JR, OF sA F'RANCIsCo, CALIFORNIA, AssIeNoR or ONE-HALF TO THE PELTON WATER WHEEL COMPANY, OF sAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA;

' REGULATING MEANS FOR IMPACT-STREAM pecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

Application filed August 29. 1905. Serial No. 276,254.

To all whomt't may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE .l'. HENRY, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing inthe city and county:

of San Francisco, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Regulating Means for Impact-Streams; and I do hereby declare 1 the following to. be a full, clear, .and exact description regulating the outlet area of the defiectable nozzle to vary the quantity of the issuing impact streamin accordance with the deflection of thenozzle. The tendency in hydraulic practice is towards a constantly increasing size and capacity of water wheel units, thus requiring a corresponding increase as to the size and capacity of the deflecting nozzles used in connection therewith, resulting in a cumbersome and expensive device, necessitating the expenditure of greater power mechanism to handle and control the said noz-. zles during the working of the plant. At times it is required to supply a number of impact streams to operate a number of water wheels for the purpose of ob.- taining their added power for driving a single unit, and heretofore it has been customary to arrange a series of deflecting nozzles with' such-wheels, making ball joint and deflecting "pipe for each impact stream of water.

The object of the present invention is to dispose of the deflecting nozzles heretofore used, by providing a controlling device for directing one or more impact streams onto the bucket of a water wheel or series of water wheels mounted on a power shaft,

said device being rotatable about its-axis.

To comprehend the invention reference should be had to the accompanying sheets of drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view disclosing a series of water wheels on a vertical shaft, the rotatable device. for directing the impact streams onto the water wheels being in a vertical position parallel to the wheel shaft, the water in the working load thereof; Fig. 2 is a detail View of the rotatable device partly broken to illustrate the position of the valves 'for controlling the outlet openings thereof for varying the quantity of the impact streamissuing therefrom; and 3 is a detail view of the rotatable" stream directing device arranged in a horizontal position, the" water wheels being arranged in advance thereof on a horizontal shaft, the rotatable stream directing device being rotatably held between branch extensions of the main line water supply pipe so as to receive water in eaclrend of the said directing device, and cause a balanced pressure against the rotatable water directing device.

In the drawings the numeral 1 is used to designate the rotatable stream directing device, which in Fig. l of the drawings is rotatably mounted on the end of a water supply pipe 2. The supporting end of the said directing device is held in roller bearings 3, resting upon a flange of any suitable construction on said supply pipe 2. The' directing device thus constitutes a rotatable member of the'water supply pipe, which member is provided with one. or more outlet tips. 4, through which the impact stream issues.

' The member 1 is rotated to direct the impact streams issuing therefrom onto or ofi of the buckets of the water wheels 5, mounted on the shaft 6, by means of the gover-nor 7, said'governor being connected thereto by means ,of the connections 8 9.

The outlet area of each tip 4 is controlled in the present case by a hand actuated needle valve 10, the stem 11 of which extendsthrough a stufiing gland 12 outside of the rotatable member and has operatively connected therewith a hand wheel 13, by means of a rotatable member 13, through the medium of which the said valve may be adjusted into and out of the tip 4 to vary its outlet area so as to regulate the quantity of the impact stream issuing therefrom in accordance to variations as to the working load of the wheels, thereby preventing the waste of water when the rotatable member has been actuated by the governor mechanism to place a less quantity of, the impact stream or streams onto the water wheel for wheels. I

Fig. 3 of the drawings illustrates the directing member 1 for the impact stream, as beingrotatably held between branch extensions 14-14 of the main line pipe 2. In this case the water flowing through the main line pipe, enters the rotatable member from each end and evenly balances the said rotatable member. The governor mechanism, its connection with the. rotatable member of the main line pipe, the outlet tip-or'tips for the discharge of the impact stream or streams onto the water wheel or wheels, likewise the means for controlling the outlet area of the discharge tip or tips, is the sameas that disclosed by Fig. 1' of the drawings, and said parts are designated by the same reference numerals;

The reason for directing the impact stream onto and off of the water wheel and for regulating the quantity less power, is capable of taking care of a greater quantity of water and the operation of larger hydraulic plants, than is possible by the deflecting nozzle, be-.

sides being of use in such places wherein the limited A space afforded for the working thereof, precludes the possibility of a deflecting nozzle being employed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and. desired to be protected by Letters Patent z l. The combination-with a hydraulic motor of a main line water pipe, 21 straight longitudinal nozzle supply pipe movable about its own longitudinal axis, to vary the di rec than of the stream relative to the motor.

2. The combination with a hydraulic motorof a main line water pipe, an elongated substantially straight nozzle pipe extending in a direction parallel-with the axis of the motor and.means for rotating the nozzle pipe about its own longitudinal axis.

3. The combination with a water wheel or hydraulic motor, of a mainlincwatcr supply ,pipe, of a straight-longitudinai member rotatably connected therewith and corn. stltuting a prolongation thereof 'for directing the impact stream onto the water wheel, an outlet'opening in said rotatable. member, of mechanism for rotating said member about its own longitudinal axis for directingan impact stream onto or oE the waterwheel, and meaiis for controlling the discharge area of theoutlet of the rotatable member to regulate thequan'tity of the water discharge therefrom. e P 4 4. The combination of a hydraulic motor of a main line water pipe, a nozzle pipe movable about its own longitudinal axis and about the stream passing therethrough, and

, means for moving the nozzle pipe relative to the periphery of the motor wheel whildFmaintainiug it fixed against movement across saitvperiphery. 4 i i 5. In combination 'wlth a water wheehof a watersupply pipe, meansfor automatically turning a portion of thewater flowing from the pipe away from or towards the wheel, said means including astraight-longitudinal member con stituting a prolongation 'of said pipe and rotatable about its own longitudinal axis, a valve to regulate the flow of water, a speed governor,v and interconnecting operating mechanism between the gov e rnor and the automatic turning means.

6. In combination with a water wheel, an elongated Supply nozzle -member rotatable about its own longitudinal axis, to dispose its outlet at different points ar und the periphery of the wheel whenever the wheel changes its speed, a valve to regulate the flow of water from the nozzle, and valve operating mechanism.

7. In combination with a hydraulic motor,.of the governor mechanism, a water supply pipe, a longitudinal straight hollow nozzle carrying device actuated. by the governor mechanism for varying the direction of ,the discharge stream from the nozzle, the said carrying device constituting a prolongation of said'supplypipe in the same direction, and a nozzle connected directly to Sfliid device and extending at substantially right angles to the directiou of the flow of. the stream through said .device, and means'for varying the discharge from the nozzle.

.8: The: combination with a hydraulic motor, of a main line water pipe, of a plurality of nozzles and,a single longitudinal straight carrying pipe for said nozzle rotatable about its own longitudinal axis and connected to said water pipe and constituting a continuation thereof in substantially-the same line whereby the relative'po'sition of saidj-nozzles' with respect to said motor may be simultanepus'ly adjusted in the samedirection relative to the, motor.

wards and from the'.wheel.

line water pipe, of a plurality of connected nozzles removable relative to the motor tochange the direction of the igsulng stream, means for varying the discharge outlet of the respective nozzles, and a common actuating means for said last medtion'ed means.

10. The combination with a hydraulic motor, of a main line water'pipe, a plurality of connected nozzles simultaneously movable relative to the motor tochange the direction of theissuingstream, automatically operable meansfor adjusting said nozzles, \means for varying the discharge outlet of the respective nozzles, and a common actuating means for saldjlast'mentioned means.

11. The combination with a hydraulic motor, of a main line water pipe, a plurality of connected nozzles simultaneously movable relative to the motor to change the direction of the issuing stream, means'rnounted within the nozzles for varying the discharge outlet of the lespective nozzles, and a common actuating means for said lastmentioned means.

12. The combination with a series of hydraulic motors mounted on a single shaft,.o,f a main linepipe, of a rotatable device having a series of nozzles extending at right angles thereto for directing the :impact stream onto and 'oE the water wheels, the said device being rotatably connected at one end to one terminal of the main line pipe, and arranged parallel to the wheel shaft.

13. The combination with a series of hydraulic motors 'mounted on a single shaft, of a mainline supply pipe havv ing branch extensions at its outlet end, of a rotatable device having a series of nozzles for directing the impact stream onto and off the water wheels, the said device being rotatably connected at its opposite ends to the respective terminals of the main line pipe.

14. The combination with a series of hydraulic motors mounted on a single shaft, of a main line supply pipe having branch extensions at-its outlet end, of a rotatable device having a series of nozzles for directing an impact stream onto and oft the water wheels, the said device being rotatably connected at its opposite ends to the respective terminals-of the'main line pipe, and means within the respective nozzles for varying the discharge, therefrom.

15. The combination with mounted on a single shaft, of a main line supply pipe 'having branch extensions at its outlet end, of a rotatable device having a' series of nozzles for directing an impact stream onto and oh the water wheels, the said device being rotatably connected at its opposite ends to the re spective terminals of the main linepipe, means within the respective nozzles for varying the discharge therefrom and a common actuating means for said last mentioned means.

16. The combinatio'mwlth a series of hydraulic motors, mounted on a single shaft, of a main line supply pipe having branch extensions at its outlet end, of an automatically rotatable device having a series of nozzles for-directing the ir'npact stream onto and oflf the water wheels, the

- said device being rotatably connected at its opposite ends to the respective terminals of the .main line pipe.

17. The combinatiouof a, water wheel, a main line water pipe, a nozzle pipecomprising a longitudinal member carrying a series of nozzles and means for rotating the noz- ,zle pipe about its own longitudinal axis whereby the noz-.

zles are movingslmultaneously in the same direction tolS. The combination with a hydraulic motor of a main line water pipe, a member rotatably'connected therewith and comprising a longitudinal member rotatable about its own longitudinal axis for directing an impact stream wholly or partially onto and off the motor and mechanism for actuating said m'emberin accordance with the working load of the motor.

In testimony'whereof I-have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of'witnesses,

GEORGE Er. HENRY, JR.

Witnesses:

N, A. Admin,- D. B. RICHARDS.

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